Quote Originally Posted by Assassin
1. dont double post. next time you'll get a warning.

2. i dont think he said jiraya was stronger, it was more like, at the time they would've been injured as well, so itachi choose not to fight.
Itachi said that they would be able to kill Jiraya, but would die in the process. And thats because Jiraya never fights a fair fight, and always changes the terrian and enviroment to suit his needs.